Semiconductor light emitting device

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer; and a first electrode pad including a plurality of reflective layers on the first conductive type semiconductor layer.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation Application of prior U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 12/997,431 filed Dec. 10, 2010 (now U.S. Pat. No.8,373,193 issued Feb. 12, 2013), which is a National Stage applicationunder 35 U.S.C. §365 of International Application No. PCT/KR2009/003196filed on Jun. 15, 2009, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 toKorean Application No. 10-2008-0056210 filed on Jun. 16, 2008 whichclaims priority to, whose entire disclosures are hereby incorporated byreference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The embodiment relates to a semiconductor light emitting device.

2. Background

Groups III-V nitride semiconductors have been extensively used as mainmaterials for light emitting devices, such as a light emitting diode(LED) or a laser diode (LD), due to the physical and chemicalcharacteristics thereof. In general, the groups III-V nitridesemiconductors include a semiconductor material having a compositionformula of In_(x)Al_(y)Ga_(1-x-y)N (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and 0≦x+y≦1).

The LED is a semiconductor device, which transmits/receives signals byconverting an electric signal into infrared ray or light using thecharacteristics of compound semiconductors. The LED is also used as alight source.

The LED or LD using the nitride semiconductor material is mainly usedfor the light emitting device to provide the light. For instance, theLED or the LD is used as a light source for various products, such as akeypad light emitting part of a cellular phone, an electric signboard,and a lighting device.

The above references are incorporated by reference herein whereappropriate for appropriate teachings of additional or alternativedetails, features and/or technical background.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The embodiment provides a semiconductor light emitting device includinga plurality of reflective layers formed on a first electrode pad and/ora second electrode pad.

The embodiment provides a semiconductor light emitting device includingan electrode pad having an adhesive layer, a first reflective layer, abarrier metal layer and a second reflective layer sequentially stackedon a semiconductor layer.

Technical Solution

An embodiment provides a semiconductor light emitting device, comprisinga first conductive type semiconductor layer; an active layer on thefirst conductive type semiconductor layer; and a first electrode padincluding a plurality of reflective layers on or under the firstconductive type semiconductor layer.

An embodiment provides a semiconductor light emitting device, comprisinga light emitting structure including a first conductive typesemiconductor layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; afirst electrode pad including a plurality of reflective layers on oneside of the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a secondelectrode pad including a plurality of reflective layers on one side ofthe second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a second electrodelayer on an another side of the second conductive type semiconductorlayer.

Advantageous Effects

The embodiment can improve the external quantum efficiency.

The embodiment can improve the quantity of reflective light in asemiconductor light emitting device.

The embodiment can improve the light efficiency of a light emittingdiode package.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments will be described in detail with reference to thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer to likeelements wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a semiconductor light emittingdevice according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the detailed structure of first andsecond electrode pads of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a light emitting device packageusing the semiconductor light emitting device of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Hereinafter, a semiconductor light emitting device according to theembodiment will be described in detail with reference to accompanyingdrawings. In the description of the embodiments, it will be understoodthat, when a layer is referred to as being “on” or “under” anotherlayer, it can be “directly” or “indirectly” on another layer or one ormore intervening layers may also be present. Such a position of thelayer has been described with reference to the drawings. In thedescription about the embodiment, the thickness of elements shown in theaccompanying drawings are for an illustrative purpose only, and theembodiment is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a semiconductor light emittingdevice according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional viewshowing the detailed structure of first and second electrode pads ofFIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the semiconductor light emitting device 100includes a substrate 110, a buffer layer 120, a first conductive typesemiconductor layer 130, an active layer 140, a second conductive typesemiconductor layer 150, a second electrode layer 160, a first electrodepad 170, and a second electrode pad 180.

The substrate 110 may include one selected from the group consisting ofAl2O3, GaN, SiC, ZnO, Si, GaP, InP, GaAs and conductive substrates. Aconcave-convex pattern can be formed on the substrate 110, but theembodiment is not limited thereto.

A nitride semiconductor can be grown on the substrate 110. In this case,growth equipment may be selected from the group consisting of E-beamevaporator, PVD (physical vapor deposition), CVD (chemical vapordeposition), PLD (plasma laser deposition), dual-type thermalevaporator, sputtering, and MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapordeposition), but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The buffer layer 120 can be formed on the substrate 110. The bufferlayer 120 may include a material capable of reducing the mismatch of thelattice constant between the buffer layer 120 and the substrate 110. Forinstance, the buffer layer 120 may include a single crystalline materialor a group III-V compound semiconductor material, such as GaN, AlN,AlGaN, InGaN, Inn, InAlGaN, and AlInN. The buffer layer 120 can beomitted.

An undoped semiconductor layer (not shown) can be formed on the bufferlayer 120 or the substrate 110. The undoped semiconductor layer mayinclude an undoped GaN layer.

The first conductive type semiconductor layer 130 is formed on thebuffer layer 120. The first conductive type semiconductor layer 130 canbe prepared as a single layer or a multiple layer by using a group III-Vcompound semiconductor material doped with a first conductive dopant,such as GaN, AlN, AlGaN, InGaN, Inn, InAlGaN, and AlInN.

If the first conductive type semiconductor layer 130 is an N typesemiconductor layer, the first conductive dopant includes an N typedopant, such as Si, Ge, Sn, Se, or Te. The first conductive typesemiconductor layer 130 may serve as an electrode contact layer, but theembodiment is not limited thereto.

The active layer 140 is formed on the first conductive typesemiconductor layer 130. The active layer 140 can be prepared as asingle quantum well structure or a multiple quantum well structure.

The active layer 140 may have a stack structure including a well layerand a barrier layer, which are made from compound semiconductors ofgroup III-V elements. For example, the active layer 140 may have a stackstructure of an InGaN well layer/GaN barrier layer, or AlGaN welllayer/GaN barrier layer. In addition, the active layer 140 may include amaterial having bandgap energy according to the wavelength of lightemitted from the active layer 140.

A conductive clad layer may be formed on and/or under the active layer140. The conductive clad layer may include an AlGaN-based semiconductor.

The second conductive type semiconductor layer 150 is formed on theactive layer 140. The second conductive type semiconductor layer 150includes the compound semiconductors of group III-V elements doped withthe second conductive dopant. For instance, the second conductive layer150 can be prepared as a single layer or a multiple layer by using oneselected from the group consisting of GaN, AlN, AlGaN, InGaN, InN,InAlGaN, and AlInN. If the second conductive type semiconductor layer150 is a P type semiconductor layer, the second conductive dopantincludes the P type dopant such as Mg or Ze. The second conductive typesemiconductor layer 150 may serve as an electrode contact layer, but theembodiment is not limited thereto.

The first conductive type semiconductor layer 130, the active layer 140and the second conductive type semiconductor layer 150 may constitute alight emitting structure 155. In addition, the first conductive typesemiconductor layer 130 may include a P type semiconductor layer and thesecond conductive type semiconductor layer 150 may include an N typesemiconductor layer. Further, a third conductive type semiconductorlayer, such as an N type semiconductor layer or a P type semiconductorlayer, can be formed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer150. Accordingly, the light emitting structure 155 may include at leastone of an N-P junction structure, a P-N junction structure, an N-P-Njunction structure, and a P-N-P junction structure.

The second electrode layer 160 is formed on the second conductive typesemiconductor layer 150. The second electrode layer 160 may include atransparent electrode layer or a reflective electrode layer. Thetransparent electrode layer may include one selected from the groupconsisting of ITO (indium tin oxide), IZO (indium zinc oxide), IZTO(indium zinc tin oxide), IAZO (indium aluminum zinc oxide), IGZO (indiumgallium zinc oxide), IGTO (indium gallium tin oxide), AZO (aluminum zincoxide), ATO (antimony tin oxide), RuOx, TiOx, and IrOx. In addition, thereflective electrode layer may include one selected from the groupconsisting of Al, Ag, Pd, Rh, Pt, and Ir.

The second electrode layer 160 can uniformly diffuse input current orthe second electrode layer 160 can reflect or refract the emitted light.

The first electrode pad 170 is formed at one side of the firstconductive type semiconductor layer 130 and the second electrode pad 180is formed at one side of the second conductive type semiconductor layer150. If the third conductive type semiconductor layer (not shown) isformed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer 150, the secondelectrode pad 180 is formed on the third conductive type semiconductorlayer.

One side of the first conductive type semiconductor layer 130 may beexposed through a mesa etching process. The mesa etching process can beperformed after the second conductive type semiconductor layer 150 orthe second electrode layer 160 has been formed.

The second electrode pad 180 can directly make contact with the secondelectrode layer 160 and/or the second conductive type semiconductorlayer 150. The second electrode pad 180 is formed on one side of a topsurface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer 150, and thesecond electrode layer 160 makes contact with an outer peripheralportion of the second electrode pad 180. In addition, the secondelectrode pad 180 can be formed on the second electrode layer 160 whileindirectly making contact with the second conductive type semiconductorlayer 150. Further, the second electrode pad 180 can directly makecontact with the second conductive type semiconductor layer 150 throughan opening (not shown) of the second electrode layer 160.

The first electrode pad 170 includes a plurality of reflective layers172 and 174, and the second electrode pad 180 includes a plurality ofreflective layers 182 and 184. The first and second electrode pads 170and 180 may have the same structure and one of the first and secondelectrode pads 170 and 180 can be prepared as a normal pad without thereflective layers. According to the embodiment, the number of the firstand second electrode pads 170 and 180 may vary depending on the size ofthe device, and the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the first electrode pad 170 includes a firstadhesive layer 171, a first reflective layer 172, a first barrier metallayer 173, and a second reflective layer 174.

The first adhesive layer 171 is formed on the first conductive typesemiconductor layer 130. The first adhesive layer 171 may include amaterial having superior adhesive property with respect to the firstconductive type semiconductor layer 130. For instance, the firstadhesive layer 171 includes at least one selected from the groupconsisting of Cr, V, W, Ti, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, a Cr-first metalalloy, and a Ti-second metal alloy. The first metal includes at leastone of Fe, Tu, Mo, Al and Ag, and the second metal includes at least oneof Fe, Tu, Mo, Al and Ag.

If the first adhesive layer 171 has a thick thickness, the light isabsorbed in the first adhesive layer 171. Thus, the first adhesive layer171 may have a thickness sufficient for transmitting the light. Forinstance, the first adhesive layer 171 has a thickness of about 1 to60,000 Å.

The first reflective layer 172 is formed on the first adhesive layer 171and includes a material having superior reflectance. For instance, thefirst reflective layer 172 may include at least one selected from thegroup consisting of Al, Ag, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, an Al-third metalalloy, and an Ag-fourth metal alloy. The third metal includes at leastone of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. In addition, the fourth metal includes atleast one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. The first reflective layer 172 may havea thickness of about 1 to 50,000 Å.

The first barrier metal layer 173 is formed on the first reflectivelayer 172 and the second reflective layer 174 is formed on the firstbarrier metal layer 173. The first barrier metal layer 173 is a boundarylayer between the first and second reflective layers 172 and 174 andallows the first and second reflective layers 172 and 174 to effectivelyreflect the light. In addition, the first barrier metal layer 173prevents the first and second reflective layers 172 and 174 fromreacting with each other. The first barrier metal layer 173 can beformed by using various metals. For instance, the first barrier metallayer 173 can be prepared as a single layer or a multiple layer by usingNi or Ni—N.

The second reflective layer 174 may include at least one selected fromthe group consisting of Al, Ag, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, an Al-fifthmetal alloy, and an Ag-sixth metal alloy. The fifth metal includes atleast one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. In addition, the sixth metal includes atleast one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. The second reflective layer 174 may havea thickness of about 1 to 50,000 Å.

The second reflective layer 174 may include a material identical to ordifferent from that of the first reflective layer 172.

The second electrode pad 180 includes a second adhesive layer 181, athird reflective layer 182, a second barrier metal layer 183 and afourth reflective layer 184. The second electrode pad 180 has thestructure the same as that of the first electrode pad 170, so thestructure of the second electrode pad 180 will be briefly described withreference to the layers 171 to 174 of the first electrode pad 170.

The second adhesive layer 181 is formed on the second conductive typesemiconductor layer 150 or the second electrode layer 160. The secondadhesive layer 181 directly makes contact with the second conductivetype semiconductor layer 150 and/or the second electrode layer 160.

The second adhesive layer 181 may include a material having superioradhesive property with respect to the second conductive typesemiconductor layer 150. For instance, the second adhesive layer 181includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, W,Ti, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, a Cr-first metal alloy, and a Ti-secondmetal alloy. The first metal includes at least one of Fe, Tu, Mo, Al andAg, and the second metal includes at least one of Fe, Tu, Mo, Al and Ag.The second adhesive layer 181 and the first adhesive layer 171 can besimultaneously formed by using the same material.

If the second adhesive layer 181 has a thick thickness, the light isabsorbed in the second adhesive layer 181. Thus, the second adhesivelayer 181 may have a thickness sufficient for transmitting the light.For instance, the second adhesive layer 181 has a thickness of about 1to 60,000 Å.

The third reflective layer 182 is formed on the second adhesive layer181. The third reflective layer 182 and the first reflective layer 172can be simultaneously formed by using the same material.

The third reflective layer 182 includes a material having superiorreflectance. For instance, the third reflective layer 182 may include atleast one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ag, an APC(Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, an Al-third metal alloy, and an Ag-fourth metal alloy.The third metal includes at least one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. In addition,the fourth metal includes at least one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. The thirdreflective layer 182 may have a thickness of about 1 to 50,000 Å.

The second barrier metal layer 183 is formed on the third reflectivelayer 182 and the fourth reflective layer 184 is formed on the secondbarrier metal layer 183.

The second barrier metal layer 183 prevents the third and fourthreflective layers 182 and 184 from reacting with each other. Forinstance, the second barrier metal layer 183 can be prepared as a singlelayer or a multiple layer by using Ni or Ni—N. The second barrier metallayer 183 and the first barrier metal layer 173 can be simultaneouslyformed by using the same material.

The fourth reflective layer 184 may include at least one selected fromthe group consisting of Al, Ag, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu) alloy, an Al-fifthmetal alloy, and an Ag-sixth metal alloy. The fifth metal includes atleast one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. In addition, the sixth metal includes atleast one of Cr, Fe, Mo and Tu. The fourth reflective layer 184 may havea thickness of about 1 to 50,000 Å. The fourth reflective layer 184 andthe second reflective layer 174 can be simultaneously formed by usingthe same material.

The fourth reflective layer 184 may include the material identical to ordifferent from that of the third reflective layer 183.

The first and second electrode pads 170 and 180 can be formed asfollows. A photoresist layer is coated on the top surface of thesemiconductor layer and a pad region is exposed through a lithographyprocess. Then, the layers 171 to 174 of the first electrode pad 170 andthe layers 181 to 184 of the second electrode pad 180 are sequentiallyformed. The layers 171 to 174 of the first electrode pad 170 and thelayers 181 to 184 of the second electrode pad 180 are deposited in thevacuum evaporator through the E-beam evaporation scheme. After that,layers, which are unnecessarily formed on the photoresist layer, areremoved. Such a method for forming the first and second electrode pads170 and 180 can be changed, and the embodiment is not limited thereto.

In the semiconductor light emitting device 100, if current is applied tothe first and second electrode pads 170 and 180, light generated fromthe active layer 140 is omni-directionally emitted. Some light istravelled toward the first or second electrode pad 170 or 180, and thenreflected from the first and third reflective layers 172 and 182. Inaddition, light travelled from the outside to the inside of the deviceis reflected from the second or fourth reflective layer 174 or 184.Thus, the light efficiency can be improved.

The semiconductor light emitting device 100 is a lateral typesemiconductor light emitting device. According to another embodiment, avertical type semiconductor light emitting device can be used for thesemiconductor light emitting device 100.

The vertical type semiconductor light emitting device may include areflective electrode layer serving as the second electrode pad and aconductive support member formed on the second conductive typesemiconductor layer and the growth substrate under the first conductivetype semiconductor is removed. The reflective electrode layer is thesecond electrode pad where the adhesive layer, the third reflectivelayer, the second barrier metal layer and the fourth reflective layerare sequentially formed, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

After the growth substrate under the first conductive type semiconductorlayer has been removed, the conductive support member is placed on thebase and the wet etching and/or the dry etching process is performed toexpose the first conductive type semiconductor layer. As the firstconductive type semiconductor layer is exposed, the first electrode padis formed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The firstelectrode pad includes the first adhesive layer, the first reflectivelayer, the first barrier metal layer and the second metal layer. Thestack structure and material for the first electrode pad is similar tothose of the first embodiment. The electrode pad can be properlyselected within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a light emitting device packageusing the semiconductor light emitting device of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the light emitting device package 200 includes apackage body 210 having a cavity 215, a plurality of electrode leads 220and 222, a semiconductor light emitting device 100, a wire 213 and aresin material 230.

The package body 210 may include one selected from the group consistingof PPA (polyphthalamide), liquid crystal polymer, resin material (forexample, SPS (syndiotactic polystyrene)), an MCPCB (metal core PCB), aPCB, a ceramic PCB, FR-4, AlN (aluminum nitride), and SiC (siliconcarbide). In addition, the package body 210 can be prepared in the formof a COB (chip on board) or a multiple substrate structure. Theembodiment may not limit the material, the structure and the shape ofthe package body 210.

The cavity 215 is formed at an upper portion of the cavity body 210. Thecavity 215 may be omitted.

A periphery wall 211 of the cavity 215 is inclined or perpendicular tothe bottom of the cavity 215. The first and second electrode leads 222and 220 are disposed in the cavity 215. The first and second electrodeleads 222 and 220 may include metals having superior reflectiveproperty.

Other ends of the first and second electrode leads 222 and 220 areexposed out of the cavity body 210 to serve as external electrodes.

The semiconductor light emitting device 100 is die-bonded onto the firstelectrode lead 222 by an adhesive (not show) and electrically connectedto the first and second electrode pads 170 and 180 through the wire 213.

The cavity 215 is filled with the resin material 230, such as epoxy orsilicon resin. Phosphor may be added to the resin material 230. The topsurface of the resin material 230 has a flat shape, a convex lens shapeor a concave shape. A lens (not shown) can be formed on the resinmaterial 230 through injection molding or attached onto the resinmaterial 230.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, in the light emitting device package 200, ifcurrent is applied to the first and second electrode leads 222 and 220,light generated from the semiconductor light emitting device 100 isomni-directionally emitted. The light is reflected from the first andsecond reflective layers 172 and 174 of the first electrode pad 170 andthe third and fourth reflective layers 182 and 184 of the secondelectrode pad 180, respectively. Thus, the light efficiency of the lightemitting device package 200 can be improved and the reliability of thelight emitting device package 200 can be can be enhanced.

The second electrode layer (160 of FIG. 1) of the semiconductor lightemitting device 100 may be a transparent electrode.

Meanwhile, when the semiconductor light emitting device 100 is mountedon the electrode leads 220 and 222 through the flip scheme, the secondelectrode layer (160 of FIG. 1) may serve as the reflective electrodelayer to reflect the incident light.

At least one lateral type or vertical type light emitting device can beinstalled in the light emitting device package 200 in the form of achip, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. In addition, the lightemitting device package 200 may have various shapes within the scope ofthe embodiment.

The light emitting device package according to the embodiment can beused as a light source in various products, such as a lightingindicator, a character indicator, a lighting device and an imageindicator.

In the description of the embodiments, it will be understood that, whena layer (or film), a region, a pattern, or a structure is referred to asbeing “on” or “under” another substrate, another layer (or film),another region, another pad, or another pattern, it can be “directly” or“indirectly” on the other substrate, layer (or film), region, pad, orpattern, or one or more intervening layers may also be present.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The embodiments provide the light emitting diode capable of improvingthe light efficiency.

The embodiments provide the light emitting diode used as a light sourcein various products, such as a lighting indicator, a characterindicator, a lighting device and an image indicator.

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Theappearances of such phrases in various places in the specification arenot necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when aparticular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within thepurview of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, orcharacteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. A light emitting device comprising: a firstsemiconductor layer having nitride material; a second semiconductorlayer having nitride material; an active layer between the first andsecond semiconductor layers; an electrode layer on a central area of asurface of the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode pad on thefirst semiconductor layer; and a second electrode pad on a peripheralarea of the surface of the second semiconductor layer, wherein the firstelectrode pad includes a first adhesive layer, a first reflective layer,a second reflective layer, and a first barrier layer between the firstreflective layer and the second reflective layer, wherein the secondelectrode pad includes a second adhesive layer, a third reflectivelayer, a fourth reflective layer, and a second barrier layer between thethird reflective layer and the fourth reflective layer, wherein theelectrode layer includes a light transmissive material, wherein theactive layer emits light, and wherein a first portion of the lightpasses through the electrode layer and a second portion of the light isreflected by the second electrode pad.
 2. The light emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein an edge portion of the second electrode pad iscontacted with the electrode layer.
 3. The light emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein first barrier layer and the second barrier layercomprises Ni or Ni—N.
 4. The light emitting device of claim 1, whereinthe first and second semiconductor layers are of different conductivitytypes.
 5. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the firstadhesive layer is in direct contact with the first semiconductor layer.6. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion ofthe first semiconductor layer is greater in width than the secondsemiconductor layer.
 7. The light emitting device of claim 6, wherein afirst portion of the first semiconductor layer has a first width and asecond portion of the first semiconductor layer has a second width, andwherein the first width is greater than a width of the secondsemiconductor layer and the second width is less than the first width.8. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first reflectivelayer is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the first barrierlayer, and the second reflective layer is disposed on the first barrierlayer.
 9. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the electrodelayer is a substantially transparent layer.
 10. The light emittingdevice of claim 1, wherein the first electrode pad further includes afirst light adjusting layer, wherein the second electrode pad furtherincludes a second light adjusting layer, and wherein the secondelectrode pad is directly contacted with the electrode layer or thesecond conductive type semiconductor layer.
 11. The light emittingdevice of claim 10, wherein the first and the second light adjustinglayers are light reflective layers.
 12. The light emitting device ofclaim 10, wherein the first light adjusting layer comprises a firstreflective layer between the first adhesive layer and the first barrierlayer, and a second reflective layer on the first barrier layer.
 13. Thelight emitting device of claim 10, wherein the second electrode pad isdirectly contacted with the second conductive type semiconductor layerthrough an opening of the electrode layer.
 14. The light emitting deviceof claim 11, wherein each of the reflective layers includes at least oneselected from the group consisting of Al, Ag, an APC (Ag+Pd+Cu), an Alalloy and an Ag alloy.
 15. The light emitting device of claim 11,wherein each of the light reflective layers has a thickness of about 1to about 50,000 Å.
 16. The light emitting device of claim 10, whereinthe second light adjusting layer comprises a fourth reflective layer onthe second barrier layer.
 17. A light emitting device packagecomprising: a package body; the light emitting device of claim 1electrically coupled to the package body; a first lead coupled to thefirst electrode pad; and a second lead coupled to the second electrodepad.
 18. The package of claim 17, wherein the first and second leads areformed over the package body.
 19. The package of claim 17, wherein thelight emitting device is coupled to a cavity in the package body. 20.The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first barrier layerand the second barrier layer comprises a single layer or a multiplelayer.
 21. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein each of thefirst adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer has a thickness ofabout 1 to about 60,000 Å.
 22. The light emitting device of claim 1,wherein the second electrode pad directly contacts with the secondsemiconductor layer.